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Awesome Miner: Failed to start mining process

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Getting an error trying to launch the GPU Miners:

Miner: GPU (PhoenixMiner, Ethereum).
Awesome Miner Failed To Start Miner
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Initialize diagnostics (2)
Starting Diagnostics (30s). Awesome Miner version: 8.5.3
OS: Microsoft Windows 10 Home 64-bit
GPU Details:
AMD driver version: 19.50.32.01
AMD OpenCL Platform ID: 0
GPUs: Pro 5600M
Prerequisites:
Microsoft .NET Framework: 4.8
Microsoft VC++ 2013 runtime installed: Yes
Microsoft VC++ 2015 runtime installed: Yes
Microsoft VC++ 2017 runtime installed: Yes
Microsoft VC++ 2019 runtime installed: Yes
Starting Mining Software
Setting up Miner Engine. Instance: 1
Engine Type: PhoenixMiner, Auto Download: True, EnginePath: , Subtype: Disabled, CustomExecutable:
Properties: (WindowMode: ConsoleFormat, EngineType: PhoenixMiner, IsProfitMiner: True, RunAsAdmin: False)
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C:\Users\KOS-BOOTCAMP\AppData\Local\AwesomeMiner\phoenixminer_5.6d_windows_1\PhoenixMiner.exe -wdog 1 -rmode 0 -cdm 2 -cdmport 4028
Configuration:
POOL: stratum+tcp://daggerhashimoto.usa-east.nicehash.com:3353, WAL: 3DMG4tnWpdcai4joVGFrnSBXBkkyaVB4Bx, PASS: x, PROTO: 4, ALLPOOLS: 1

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Failed to start miner process: The system cannot find the file specified
Failed to start miner in Diagnostics mode
Diagnostics completed
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Re: Awesome Miner: Failed to start mining process

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Ok, Awesome Miner isn't downloading latest version...


1. Go to https://onedrive.live.com/?cid=3ba9b036 ... LsEmY7HMIw and download PhoenixMiner_5.6d_Windows.


2. Extract to C:\Users\YOURUSER\AppData\Local\AwesomeMiner\ and rename to phoenixminer_5.6d_windows_1


3. Start GPU in Awesome Miner
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